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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
PERSONAL.

CLAUS. SPRECKELs, the sugar king, is said to
be worth over S3O,OO0,0O0
IT is SAID that Julian Hawthorne is to give up
writing to go into business.
JAY GOULD appeared on the Umbria's list as
John Smith, according to u New York paper.
WILLIAM CASTLE, once the popular tenor has
lost his voice. and is now New York stock
broker.
MIS- JAMES BROWN POTTER expects to make
SlGJ.GOfhis season. Is it any wonder that ac-
trJ',seS are Jealous.
Henry WATTERsoN persists in his intention
not Ia become a candidate for the Senatorial
seat Of James NJ, Beck.
BUFFALo BILL has been offered 100000 for
his Wild West show. but he will not leave it in
England for less than S500,OO0
Ex-SEcRErARY b. II BRIsrow. is a notable
figure on Broadway. New York. He is a devo-
ted pedestrian and is entirely out of politics
A POLITICAL ADDRESS delivered by Tom Hood
to q literary society of which he was President
is to be published from lately discovered man.
uscript,, g.-
A TABERNACLE to seat 5000 persons is being
erected in Louisville for Mr. Moody to hold
revival meetings in next January, prior to his
departure for India.
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG. who has been out of
Office Journalism for several years, is writing
now for the New York Herald, and, il is said
will soon be given the management of the
paper.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG was once worth $780,
900; but she lost heavily i'll bad investments,
and now has to struggle along on the in
come of S100,000 and what she picks up by
singing.
JOHN MARTIN, of 'rrimbelville, Chester county,
Pa. coufted Miss Estella Webb for twenty years
and then broke marriage engagement. Now
she sues him for 10000, or 81 900 year for his
counting. 10 a4- rt.
A YEAR AGO Miss Clara Moore. of Cincinnati,
went to visit friends in Los Angeles, Cal She
hal n few Aundrel dollars with her, which she
Invested IN Southern California lands and in the
boom that followed she sold and resold her
property alta net gain Of Si25,000.
THE state OF health OF the venerable Duke of
Devonshire nov exeites the deepest apprehen-
sion of Ibis family ami Friends and is regarded
with much Interest," by politicians Of all parties
in England. His death would have an impor-
tant effect in transferring Lord Harrington
from the Commons 10 the House OF Peers.
The late NIX FORSTER is to have memorial
in Westminster AhLey and a bronze statue in
London on a site shortly To be chosen The let
ter to the Dean of Westminster respecting the
memorial is based ON the services rendered to
his country by Mr. Forster in the establishment
of a national system OF education and is signed
by Lord Roseberry, Mr.. Goschen, John Bright
and the Bishop OF London.
rrE late Mai Mordecai. of North Carolina,
met the Car of Russia once, and In the course
of the conversation. which was carried on in
French. addressed him a. Monsieur" Turn
ing TO Gen NJ Cielan. the Major said: %
the fellow, called him mister. The Gar
with smile, remarked Let us talk English,
we can get along better. The North Carolinian
'idnt cuss the Car any more during that inter-
view
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
Lacking in Backbone

The authorities of New York would have
saved themselves a good deal of trouble and
expense if they had taken the steps with re-
gard to immigrants from cholera-infected
places which they now propose to take. The
President of the Board of Health of that
city has written letter to the Mayor asking
if the Federal government can in any way
prevent immigrants from localities where
cholera exists from coming to this country,
and suggesting that if it has such authority
that it exercise it at once. A representative
Of the Quarantine Commissioners is also in
Washington to confer with the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Italian Minister with
regard to the same matter.
There is no doubt that cholera infected
immigrants can be prevented from landing
at any port in the Uuited States, and if the
steamship companies engaged in transport
ing Objectionable Immigrants are informed
that that power will be exercised, no more
immigrants from cholera districts will be
brought to this country
If measures had been taken months age
to close our ports against immigrants likely
to introduce cholera into the country New
York would not now be burdened with a
thousand or more immigrants in her harboI
who are regarded as dangerous.
The hospitals on Hoffman and Swinburnt
Islands, in New York barbor, are not capa
bic of accommodating the immi grants " he
already occupy them, and part of them have
been transferred TO a hospital ship Not
withstanding this condition of affairs, how
ever, other cholera infected immigrant,
may be expected to arrive at any time
The steamer Burgundia, with immigrant,
from Naples, is now due. For some reason
or other neither the New York nor the
Washington authorities appear TO have the
necessary backbone to deal with this ques
ton concerning cholera-infected immi
| grants.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
Paganini's Famous Violin
From the Baltimore Sun.


Prof. NJ. H. Grist, the violin teacher at the
the following interesting item to the San: THE
Cremona violins are the delight of connosseurs
These remarkable instruments were made by
the Amatis, Stradivariuses and Guarneriuses
who resided in Cremona, Italy, between 1890 and
1876. Besides these most famous makers there
were others very highly esteemed, such as Gas
pard di Salo. Magni and Bergonzi. Montaguani
exceled them all by his rich varnish and also
made some very fine violoncellos About the
year 1920 Ncolo Paganini, the first great vir-
tlloSo of the violin, commenced his collection of
the famous instruments to which reference is
made in this notice and the discovery of one of
his violins in Baltimore gives fresh interest to
the subject. During his tour in France and
England this wondrous player succeeded in OBJ
tanning seven of the finest violinS to be got for
money. They consisted of one by Anati, two by
Stradivarius, one by Magini and three by Guar
nerius. The greatest favorte Of these seven
instruments was the splendid specimen known
as 'GuarneriuS del JeSu, dated l743 and is now
deposited in the museum at Genoa. The other
six instruments were presented to the finest
artists of Europe in 1910, viz DE Beriot, May
seder, Sphor, Molique, David and Ernst The
writer has endeavOred to ascertain the where
abouts of these instruments, but has succeeded
in placing only two of them. The 'Amati, >
given to De Beriot, was sold in Paris about
twenty years ago to DR.. Prick, of Baltimore. at
whose death the violin and other musical in
struments were presented to the Maryland In
stitute for the Blind. Mr.. Albert, of Phiadel-
phia, has lately repaired the 'Amati, and de-
clares that two or three months practice on it
will develop its original grand tone"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
Knights of Labor in Politics.


The Knights of Labor, as an association or
as individuals, have as much right to dabble
in politics as other citizens. Nobody would
think of denying that they have. In many
cases their influence no doubt has a healthy
effect. There were some developments at
the recent convention at Minneapolis, how
ever, which show that the leaders have
adopted methods in politics which are open
TO objection. 1t was stated that pending
the Congressional elections last year leading
members of the order were sent into the dis
| tricts of Messrs. Carlisle, Morrison and Reed
to put all the machinery of the order in
motion to defeat them They had perfect
right to do this, but many people
will question the propriety of sending
their emissaries under false names
and under false pretenses. This was what
was done. Brother T. B. Mcguire was sent
to st. Louis nominally to settle some brew
cry troubles, but he soon made his appear
ance across the river in Morrison's district,
not as Knight of Labor Mcguire, but as
plain Tom Brown, with no particular bust
ness of any sort. He visited every local as
Sembly in the district, and, under the
secrecy of an oath-bound organization, put
the members on notice of what was expect
ed of them by the heads of the order. The
result was that one of the most useful men,
bers of Congress and real friend Of work
lngTnen was defeated for reelection
In Carlisle's district different tactics were
adopted. No open fight was made, but by
the same secret means word was passed
around to members of the order to vote for
Thoebe 1t was an effort, not to get the
sense of the voters of the district but to
take advantage of their ignorance of any
serious opposition to Carlisle to foist upon
them as their Representative a man of
whom perhaps not fourth had ever even
heard the tame.
As has already been said, nobody will
question the right of the Knights to exert
all the power in politics which they can,
Tut the methods described are I'M American,
opposed to our ideas of fair dealing, and
will eventually weaken the knights Their
strength lies in the belief that their order
represents a popular movement to anchor
ate the condition of workingmen. If in pc
htical campaigns their agents sneak about
among electors under false names to deliver
to oath-bound members of a
secret society the orders of their
chiefs, and those orders are obeyed, popular
sympathy will desert them The spectacle
of the governing body of a secret society
welding the power of 100000 votes will not
be agreeable to the average American citizen,
no matter what his politics. The members
of the society, too, are American citizens,
and their native independence will assert it
self
1t is to be hoped that the success which
attended the tactics which are criticised
will not encourage the leaders of the Knights
of Labor to persevere in their use. Such
perseverance would threaten danger to
good government and disaster to their
order
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
Sectional Issues.

| In a recent article on Gov Gordons visit
to Ohio, the MORNING NEWS took occasion
| to contrast the position Of the leaders IN
Southern politics with that of Gov. Foraker
and others, who are endeavoring to gain
! Office on sectional issues which were settled
/ years ago, expressing the belief that the
! former were playing the more patriotic
! part The Cincinnati TimeS-Star takes ex-
ception to this 1t points to the demonstra-
ton at Macon and what it calls the goriti-
cation of Mr.. Davis as proof that the
antagonisms Of the war are Kept alive by
the Southern people, who are not loyal to the
Union and yet hope for the triumph Of the
cause for which they fought. In conclusion,
the MORNING NEWS is advised to take off its
partisan spectacles and look at the subject
fairly.
1t is not the MORNING NEWS which needs
to take off its spectacles. 1t knows that
the people among whom it is published and
which it represents are as loyal TO the gem
eral government as any other. and that they
resent as impertinent the suspicion which
attends their every movement. They are
part of the Union, their future depends
upon its prosperity and permanence, they
bear an equal share of its burdens, they
stand upon an equal footing with Others as
to rights in it, and if the necessity should
arise they would defend it with their blood
and trea sure as promptly as the people who
are always belying them for partisan pur-
poses.
There is something else to which they are
hi,
to the Union-the memory of the men who
died fighting their battles. The political
cause for which those sold ers fought is
lost, and by vast majority is not regret
ted, but the recollection of their gallant
deeds and suffering is the hottest thing in
the Southern mans heart, and he would
indeed be traitor should he fail on every
proper occasion to do them honor. They
made the history of the South-all that
part of it which is bravest and best--and
pride in their valor is in no way incompat-
ible with an honest acceptance of the results
of final defeat. Demonstrations of love and
respect for their memory are in no
sense political; they are purely
sentimental, but if the Southern people must
choose between showing honor to their
soldiers and the political advantage which
might be gained by appearing to forget
them, they cannot hesitate The political
advantage must be sacrificed. They cannot
help feeling, however, that they are wronged
when such choice is forced upon them
In view of these facts. the demonstration
in honor of Mr.. Davis at Macon was inno-
cent enough, so far as disloyalty TO the I'm
ion was concerned. None of the men who
went to meet him, and whose hearts
throbbed faster at the sight of the feeble
old man, looked on him as the representa-
ton of disunion. That is forgotten. They
saw in him only the commander of the
Southern armies, whose history is their
greatest pride.
The cause of complaint of the Southern
people against Gov. Foraker and politicians
of his kind, is that they persistently ascribe
to feeling of hostility TO the Union actions
which do not spring from that feeling.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
How the Condemned Anarchists Look.

Chicago Letter to Quincy IH) Wing
Here, in arms reach, is the scaffold corner
from whence bit lately the souls of three Ital-
lanS together, went out into the hereafter; just
down below us, coming at a four-mile gait are
Flelden, Spies and Schwab abreast, filling to the
utmost the hour of exercise allotted them. A
glace at Schwab, pale, specialized, black bearded,
tall, slim, spder-legged, shows you Carl
SchurZ by Mast" Spies, well built medium
height, light complexoDed, good looking,
manly in his bearing, with his head appraised as
though proud of his young past, has German
many of his countrymen in Quincy. Fieden is
solid built heavily bearded German, evidently
always ready for anything the coming hour may
bring, be IL victory or defeat. They suddenly
disappear beyond the double tier of cells we
follow Onthe inside of the heavy iron cage, it.
self covered with a closely woven wire net
ting, sits Engel, looking like an honest, wel-to-
do, middleaged mechanic. who would find no
time for anything but his daily work and the So
ciety of the pale. little, all motherly- looking
wife, who sat with her cheek pressed to the op-
posite side of the cruel iron; few feet further
on sat Parsons, the crankest, most defiant look
ing of them ALL and as we notice the large
dowdyish negress, his wife, who seemingly en-
joys her surroundings, the unpleasant impress
sion Parsons has made increases There at the
corner, standing as none of the others do, is a
tall, daintily formed girl, with a face
so devoid of sensuality and sensation
asm, our fist closes and our muscles
harden as comes the desire to knock down the
good looking German who has "voudooed'' Nina
Van Zandt One can but feel deepest indgna-
ton, while thus surrounded. toward the parents
who would allow such daughter, with such re-
atiOnshipS and prospects, to be thus sacrificed
and our lips whispered hope that they and
Spies may yet have to pay in some manner for
the injury done this girl.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
ArbOr Dav.

Every year the necessity for taking steps
to renew the forests destroyed in the
headlong haste of settlement and to meet
the demands of commerce for lumber be-
comes more apparent. One means of keer
ing the subject in the recollection of the
people has been the appointment of an Ar
Dor day by several Of the States. Arbor
day in Georgia is Nov. %, and the i'm
portance of the purpose for which it was
appointed should cause its general observ-
ance
The more common evil results of a too
liberal cutting of trees have been often dis
cussed and are well known. The swollen
rivers, often causing great destruction Of
property, every spring remind the people Of
upper and middle Georgia of their own and
their fathers folly. the forests burned in
"newground" log heaps, to clear the land for
few years of careless cultivation, can only
be renewed bv the care and patience of many
years.
Mr. jefferson Davis has recently written
a letter on this subject, brought out by the
proceedings of the recent forestry congress
held at Huntsville, Ala. He draws from
his great stores of information many facts
to show the desirability, if not necessity, of
the work in which the forestry association
is engaged. Among other things, he shows
that Spain, now the most arid country in
Europe, was at the time of the Roman con
quest well wooded and well watered, with
large streams where are now mere rivulets.
This country may have the same ex-
perienco.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
The Steel Ring

The syndicate which controls the right to
use the Bessemer process in making steel is
a great handicapping weight on the metal
industry in this country, and especially in
the South. One of the charges against it,
which has never been denied is that it also
controls the right to use the Thomas-Gil-
christ, or basic process. The latter process
is the only one yet invented in which it is
possible to produce good steel cheaply from
ores which contain high percentage of
phosphorus. The purpose of the syndicate
in gaining control of the basic process was
not to Use it, but to prevent its use. Most
of the iron ores of . the country
are, perhaps, phosphoritic, and there
fore unsuited to the Bessemer process.
Practically all the iron ores of Georgia
Alabama and Tennessee are of that class,
and the result will be that as long as the
syndicate maintains its present control they
will be used only in the production of iron
i'll its coarsest forms. 1t us said that in all of
the United States there is only one steel
works which uses the basic process, so jeal-
Gus has been the syndicate of its monopoly.
The legal right of the Bessemer syndicate
order to prevent its use was perhaps per-
feet, but its exercise works great hardship
| to the people. As the New York Euening
| Post happily expresses it, it is as if tele-
graph company should acquire and
hold unused all Improvements of
the telephone because more CON
venient and agreeable telephone commun-
cation would unfavorably affect the bust
ness of telegraphing. The members of this
syndicate are paid millions every year as a
bonus to enable them to compete with the
foreign makers of steel, yet they not only
| combine TO prevent competition among
! themselves, but use their great power to
suppress an Improvement that would diffuse
the steel-making industry to all parts of the
mineral bearing region and perhaps render
| competition with foreigners possible without
taxing the people to pay bounty.
| One fact i'll connection with this matter
| is of special interest to farmers. While the
| Stag from Bessemer furnace is positively
worthless, that from a Thomas Gilchrist
furnace is a valuable by-product. Pull
verified, it is a fertilizer of quite a high
| grade, especially valuable on worn lands.
on account of the phosphorus watch it
contains. Recent experiments in Germany
show that it contains IL per cent. of phos-
phoric acid, 80 per cent. of lime, IL per
cent. of iron and Z per cent. of sihcic acid.
1t was shown to operate better than Peru
Wan guano, or bone dust. This product
would go far to reduce the cost of both stee,
and fertilizers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
Gaining or Losing a Day.
From Chambers Journal.

In sailing round the world eastward the DAYS
are each little less than twenty-four hours ac-
cording to the speed of the ship, as the sun is
met with every morning a little earlier These
little differences added together will amount in
the course of the circunnavigation to twenty
four hours, giving the sailors an extra day not
in imagination, but in sober truth. as they will
have actually eaten an extra days food and
consumed an extra days grog. On the other
hand in sailing westward. the sun is overtaken
a little each day, and so each day is rather
longer than tweuty-four hours, and clocks and
watches are round to be too fast This also will
amount, in sailing round to the starting point
again. 10 one whole day. by which the reckoning
has fallen in arrears. The eastern ship, then
has gained day and the western ship has lost
one, leading to this apparent paradox, that the
former ship has clear gain of two whole days
over the latter, supposng them to have started
and returned together
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
To-day from a Plant.
From the Baltimore american.

from The BnITtnlofe Anleflcdn.
Rain interfered with the exhibition of plants
yesterday in the Bddle street rink The display
is very fine. Among the striking things that
meet the visitors eye near the entrance is the
''toddy'' plant, an eastern production about &
feet high, from the conservatory of Mr.. I. Har-
rison Garrett. 1t has grown too large for Mr.
CARROTS house and he has presented it to the
National Botanic Garden at Washington. Pc
culiarity of the plant Is that during the sap
season, about two months in the year, quart
of excellent toddy. with all the delicious intoxi-
eating effects of the American HliXed drink. can
be drawn twice a day and enjoyed When this
was known many inquiries were made as to
whether the plant would grow in this latitude
with ordinary care An expert said it required
warm climate, about the temperature of
India for the tree to thrive. Several gentlemen
were sure sure money could be saved by growing
the plant at home 1t is believed it will be at
tempted by several who looked at the plant
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
A. T. STEWARDS BONES.
Superintendent Walling's Story Con-
tradlcted

tradicted.
A statement is published in New York that
the police officials laugh at the sensational ac-
count of the return by the grave robbers of the
body of Alexander T Stewart and its midnight
delivery to the custodians of the crypt at Gar
den City. as narrated in the book published by
eX-Superintendent of Police Walling. The state
ment is made that:
II is a notorious fact that Mr.. Walng, when
superintendent, was purposely kept in the dark
concerning the movements of the detectives
during the long and fruitless search for the
missing body. Inspector Murray, in whose dis
tr1ct the robbers operated, had charge of the
case, and he enjoyed the fullest confidence of
eX-Judge Hilton. Toward the close of the
search Inspector Byrnes aided in the attempt to
unIavel the mystery, and after following many
false clews, directed all the energies of the de-
tective bureau in aiding Mr. Murray and his
trusted assistant, Capt. Meakin, in tracking Mike
Nelly, the hickman, who carried the body in his
mack from the graveyard to New Jersey Kelly
was traced to Pennsylvania, thence to Wash
lngton, thence to San Francisco. There it was
learned that Kelly had gone to Tucson, Ari.,
where he was killad by miner, with whom he
had quarrel over game of poker Gideon j.
Tucker, the United Laboitcandidate for SuIro
gate was editing newspaper in Tucson at the
time, and sent TO Superintendent Murray a cir
cumstantlal account OF kelly'S tragic end.
The only part which eX-Superintendent Walling
played in the Stewart affair was to see ex-
Postmaster Patrick II. Jones, and receive from
MIN piece of velvet cut from the casket, the
cheap linen shirt studs, and two of the screws
which had been forwarded to Mr.. Jones by a
man calling himself "Romane." Jones, as an
attorney saw Mr.. Walliug because Murray was
absent from his offics Walling put detectives
upon the track of Jones. This fact was report
ed 10 Romano and negotiations were broken off
at once. 'Ex-Superntendent Walling must
nave been dreaming" is the comment at police
was consigned to a grave filed with quicklime
on Canadian soil"